15 things parents should know about bullying

The word bully has become a loaded and emotional term with schools, workplaces and online social networks deciding that bullying is not tolerated. Australia now has its own National Centre Against Bullying and there are plenty of experts undertaking studies and research into what creates a bully and how to prevent bullying. Governments are also pledging funds to prevent bullying.

All Australian schools have created bullying strategies and policies to tackle the problem of bullies and appropriately resolve any problems related to violence and intimidation.

According to some experts in the field of bullying, Australia is leading the way in preventing and combating bullying, implementing policies and strategies to prevent and treat it as well as educate parents, teachers and children to ensure they get the message - bullying is never tolerated.

Yet bullying, cyber bullying and schoolyard bullying continues. Kidspot knows that parents need the information and resources to understand and deal with bullying in all its forms, so here are 15 things every parent needs to know about bullying: